Returning from a Proc versus a lambda...

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# Posting to clarify...
# There is some misleading code in _The Ruby Way_ 3rd edition, section 11.2.5

# return inside a lambda (return from the enclosing context)

def call_lambda
  code = lambda { return }
  code.call
  puts "Here we are!"
end

call_lambda              # Prints: Here we are!

# return inside Proc  (return from the immediate context)

def call_proc
  puts "About to call the Proc..."
  code = Proc.new { return }
  code.call
  puts "We never get here!"
end

call_proc                 # Prints: About to call the Proc...